Fancy me this! Loves Rubberstamps Challenge!

Hello Friends!

Do you know what today is?  t's Tuesday so that means I am back with another Loves Rubberstamps Challenge!  This is a fun one this week!  We want to see your folds - Fancy Folds that is.

Our Fabulous Sponsor this week is Aurora Wings!

I spent a lot of time outside this weekend, with such beautiful weather that I just had to create something fun and bright.  When I seen Marianne's pattern for this fun fancy card, I knew this was the pattern I wanted to used for this weeks challenge!  It is super easy and fun to work with.  You can see a full list of supplies below that I used to make this bright creation!

 

Supplies used:

Copics

Tiddly Inks - Happy Mail

Wild Orchid Crafts - Sweetheart Blossoms

My Minds Eye Paper - Abby Road

Spellbinders

Ribbon

Hat Pin (Made by my Aunt)

 

How to play: 
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC100. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, April 28st so all entries need to be in before then. 

Design Team Favorite Picks:
The Design Team members will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 100 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 102. ** These Winners will receive a $5.00 gift voucher for use on an order $25.00 or more ** 

** Be sure to Play Along in our - Weekly Blog Candy Giveaway! Just hop along with our Design Team in a Mini Blog Hop for the chance to win the hidden prize! Start the hop here on our Sensational Sunday Inspirations post **

Come on over and show us your creations at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog!

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Blessings until next time….

Athina

Spring Flowers

Hello Crafty Friends!

 I hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to an even better weekend!  I am guessing we will be working on our house a bit in preparation to sell it in the fall.  Who knows, our plans can change at any minute.

I have had this composition notebook for some time already covered with paper.  When I originally sat down to put it together, it just did not seem to work for me.  So I set it aside nearly a year go.  Then recently I pulled it out and thought I need to work on something with bright colors to get rid of these cold winter blues.  It came to me quickly once I put things into perspective.  I used C.C. Designs - Laugh Lines Garden.  She is colored up with copics and then cut out with Spellbinders.  Then I added a paper doily, ribbon, lace and a bunch of Wild Orchid Flowers. 

Supplies used:

C.C. Designs - Laugh Lines Garden

Memento Ink - Black Tuxedo

Copics

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers

Wild Orchid Flowers

Spellbinders - Fleur de Les Rectangle

Laura has been teasing us with lots of new items to be added to the store.  So be sure to check back often.  Also, make sure to stop by and play along with us in the Ugly Paper Challenge.

That is it for me today!  Have a great weekend and we will see you back next week.
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Holiday Blitz - Loves Rubberstamps!

Hello Friends!

Today starts a special HOLIDAY BLITZ challenge at Loves Rubberstamps Challenges where we will be giving away TONS of prizes with multiple winners!  The Holiday Blitz is your favorite.... ANYTHING GOES...theme AND it will last from now until December 30th so you have plenty of time to get your entries in!  We will have prize packages to give away from the following companies:

KENNY K STAMPS - 2 PRIZE PACKAGES

QKR STAMPEDE

AURORA WINGS

MILK 'N COFFEE STAMPS

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS

EUREKA STAMPS

C.C. DESIGNS

and... Loves Rubberstamps is giving away a $50.00 Gift Voucher!

You will DEFINITELY want to play along with us :) Remember you have until December 30th to get your entries in :)

 

Since we have seen some snow lately, I thought the cutest little snowman is in order, A Cozy Cup of Wishes.  I had fun coloring him up, but now that I look at him, he looks a bit flourescent.  Hmmm….  Well, I used a Sweet Shop sketch and came up with this fun one!

Copics used:

Boots:  W1, W3, W5, W7

Skirt:  E44, E47, E49

Jacket:  G20, G24, G94, G99

Scarf:  R14, R46, R59, RV99

Kraftin Kimmie - A Cup of Cozy Wishes

Tuxedo Black - Memento Ink

Copics

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Curduroy

Inkessentials - Blending Tool

Simple Stories - Aweso{me}

My Minds Eye Paper

Spellbinders

Tim Holtz Alterations On the Edge - Snow Flurries Die

Pearls

Lace

Sketch used:

Make sure to come over and play along in our HOLIDAY BLITZ!  Remember you have until December 30th to get your entries in :)

Thanks for stopping by…

Blessings until next time

Athina

Holly Days! Loves Rubberstamps Blog Hop

Hello Friends,

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $10 Loves Rubberstamps store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love for the Designers! You have until Saturday, August 31th, at 8pm CST. Have fun and we hope that you enjoy the hop!

If you've arrived here from Dangina's blog you are right on track! If not, I have posted the whole blog hop list below just in case you get lost along the way!

Laura has added a lot of new stamps lately to the store giving us even more to choose from.  I have always loved the Whimsy, Wee stamps.  Today I chose to use Holly from the Wee Stamp collection, a perfect name for this little cutie!  

Recipe:  Wee Stamps - Holly

Copics

Spellbinders - Circle & Lacy Circle

Magnolia - Merry Christmas

Ribbon

Button

EK Success punch

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Aged Mahogany & Brushed Curdory

Flower Soft - Polar White (for the snow)

Stickles

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E13

Hair:  E34, E50, E53, E57

Sweater:  E44, E47, E49

Pants:  YG93, YG97, YG99

Leggings/Scarf: W0, W1, W3, W5, R24, R27, R89

Socks:  W0, W3, W5, YG93, YG95, YG97

Leaves:  G20, G24, G94, G99

Your next stop on the hop is Shanna!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina (you are here!)

Shanna

Lydia

Marcy

Ivonne

We hope you have fun on the hop today!  It is a great way to see what the very talented design team is up to!

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge - Tall & Skinny!

Hello!

Happy Tuesday to you!  This is going to be a good week, nice and short for me.  I am taking a couple days off to hang out this week and I am so looking forward to it.  I caught myself driving home from work yesterday distracted with a million things on my mind.  I stopped at a red light and went on thru it.  I am not even sure if I looked left and right.  I got about half way thru the light and realized what I had done.  Thanks God everyone is ok and there was not traffic coming my way.  It is a very busy intersection.  It just made me realize I need to focus on the important things in life and not get so cluttered up.

OK, enough babble!! You are here for a challenge, so here it is......At  Loves Rubberstamps

this week we want to see "Tall & Skinny"! 

Our sponsors this week is Eureka

I searched for some fun images that would fit the tall and skinny order today and came up with Panda Marci from La La Land. She is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with copics.  edges are inked with Tim Holtz Brushed curodory distress ink.   I also used SImple Stories Fabulous paper for the background. The image is cut out with Spellbinders, Labels 18.  I added some burlap ribbon and some fringe at the bottom part and made a pop top charm to hang off the ribbon (see below)

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair:  E31, E25, E29

Dress:  E40, E41, E43

Boots:  E31, E37, E57

Scarf/Gloves:  R24, R29, E07

Jacket:  YG93, YG95, YG97

Here I used mix and match MFT dies to cut out the banners.  I added some ink, ribbon and part of a doily to it for fun.  The bottle cap is made with Peacock Feathers distress ink and My Mind's Eye Lost and Found  Ruby clear stamp.  The sentiment is by Amy R Be Happy collection.

For the inside, I used matching papers from the SImple Stories Fabulous pack.

How to play

Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of the challenge blog post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC63. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, August 5th, so all entries need to be in before then. 

Prize Information:

One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator! They will be able to proudly display our Winner's Badge on their blog and they will also win the Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher as well as any prizes being offered by Guest Sponsors that week.

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store

$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

If you want to see what companies we carry visit our store Loves Rubberstamps

The Design Team members will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 62 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 64. ** These Winners will receive a $5.00 gift voucher for use on an order $25.00 or more **

Don't forget our Design Team call!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come on over to Loves Rubberstamps and share your "Tall Y Skinny" creations.

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Loves Rubberstamps - Summer Challenge

Hello!

Today I am back with another challenge by Loves Rubberstamps!  This week it is a summer theme challenge.  Perfect, since yesterday was the first day of summer!  So what are you working on that is summer related?  Please come and join us for some fun prizes!

Our sponsor this week is QKR Stampede!

I had to really think about what I wanted to do for this challenge.  But once I came across this cute image, Dandelion Girl by Wee Stamps, I knew it was perfect for the challenge.  Combined with Simple Stories - Summer Fresh papers, who could go wrong!

I printed the image on cryogen paper and colored her with copics.  The dandelions are done with American Crafts Sparkle.  The image is cut out with Spellbinders Large Circle and outlined with Spellbinders Large Scalloped Circle.  I used Deconstructed Sketch 105 for my card this week.  I finished off the card with ribbon, a button, bow, lace and a wish tag.

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E13

Hair:  E33, E35, E37

Dress:  Y11, Y21, Y35, B91, B93, B95, B97

Pail:  C0, C3, C5, R24, R39

The inside is finished off with more Simple Stories - Summer Fresh papers.

How to play:

Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of the challenge blog post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC57. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, June 24th, so all entries need to be in before then. 

Prize Information:

One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator! They will be able to proudly display our Winner's Badge on their blog and they will also win the Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher as well as any prizes being offered by Guest Sponsors that week.

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store

$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

If you want to see what companies we carry visit our store Loves Rubberstamps

The Design Team members will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 57 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 59. ** These Winners will receive a $5.00 gift voucher for use on an order $25.00 or more **

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come on over to Loves Rubberstamps and share your summer creations with us! 

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello Friends,

Today is another day full of challenges for you!  We would love for you to stop by  Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog today and play along with our Anything Goes Challenge!  Our sponsor this week is Shape Ez.

I have been using so much pink, red and black lately, that it was nice to put those colors aside and play with some green, browns and oranges.  I have used C.C. Designs, Party Lucy stamped with Memento ink on cryogen paper.  I colored the image with my copics.  The image is cut out with Spellbinders Labels 18 die and the edges finished with Peeled Paint Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  The background papers are by My Minds Eye Lost and Found.  I have used some burlap looking ribbon, a button and a charm to embellish the front of the card.  To finish it off, I put a pearl pin and memo pin in the bow.

Copics used:

Hair:  E50, E53, E97

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E13, R20

Dress/Socks:  YR61, YR65, YR68, E97

Bow:  E40, E41, E43

Shoes:  E21, E25, E27, E29

Now it is your turn, come and show us the project that you are working on this week at Loves Rubberstamps Challenges!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbons
Hannah & Friends - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - For a Girl
Crafting for all Seasons - Buttons & Bows
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Great Impressions Stamps - Have a Heart
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Hearts

Thanks for stopping by today!
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Loves Rubberstamps – Sensational Sunday Inspiration

Hello Friends!

I am back with more inspiration for you today with Loves Rubberstamps! 

I have seen a few cards lately with red and pink and have loved them.  So I decided to add some black to the red and pink.  I started with the background of My Mind’s Eye, Lost and Found 3 Ruby design paper as my background.  I used a Martha Stewart punch to punch a lacey edge on white paper.  I was not happy with just plain white cardstock, so I used some embossing ink and applied Ranger Perfect Pearls in white.  It has a beautiful shine, although it is a bit hard to see in this picture. 

The image Devilish Lucy, by C. C. Designs, is stamped with memento ink on cryogen paper and colored with my copics. I used some Ruby Red stickles on her tail.  I cut her out using Spellbinders Labels 4 die.   I used Tim  Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar around the edges.   The card is finished off with some flowers.  The center flower was originally white. I airbrushed it with my topic airbrush system to add some color.  The flourish was cut out with a Sizzix flourish #10  die and adorned with Perfect Pearls. 

Copics used:

Hair/Shoes:  C3, C5, C7, C0, 100, 0

Dress:  R24, R29, E07

Skin:  E000, E00, E21

Horns:  E53

I have used the same layout for the inside of the card as I used on the outside.   The sentiment is by Greeting Farm "Because of You".

Thank you for your visit today.  Be sure to check out the Sensational Sunday Inspiration post over at Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration blog for a chance to win a gift certificate to the store!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

 Delicious Doodles - All You Need is Love

Simply Create Too Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T - Valentines Day or Love

Craft Us Crazy - Celebrate Love or Are you seeing the color Red

DL.Art - Red or Pink

Paper Crafting Journey - For a Girl

Creative Card Crew - Girly

Fashionista - Red
All That Scraps - Anything Goes

Thanks you for stopping by.

Blessings until next time…

Athina